Sewing-machine.



J. P. WEIS SEWiNG MACHINE.

.APPLLCAHON HLEUMAH. I. I9I6.

Patented Mar. -1, 1915).

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SEWING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR-1,19%.

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' with suitable presser chain stitch mechanism,

guides to guide the two JOHN P. WEIS, OF N YAGK, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR,

BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO METRO- POLI'I'AN SEWING MACHINE CORPORATION, OF. DOVER, DELAWARE, A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

SEWmG-MACHIN E.

Patented Mar. a, rare.

Application filed March 1, 1916. Serial No. 81,808.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN P. WEIS, a citizen of the United States, residing at N yack, in the county of Rockland and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sewing-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to sewing machines and particularly to that class of cylinder sewing machines adapted forstitching tubular goods, an object of the invention being to provide a machine for making separate rows of ornamental stitches, one row being spaced from the other to suit the'requirements, and which ornamental stitches will comprise a cover stitch on the bottom of the work as well as on the top thereof, together foot and feeding mechanisms to carry the work past the stitching mechanism.

The object of the present improvement is the provision of a machine for stitchin a knit strip of cloth to the shoulder of un ergarments, such strip being cut with the Wale of the fabric, but which when stitched to the garment will have its wales at right angles to the wales of the knit garment itself so as to overcome the sagging or stretching of the shoulders thereof. A large proportion of the better grade of knit underwear is made in this fashion, but this is accomplished by having the shoulder strips previously cut to a width and length to conform to the size of the garment. Then one edge thereof is stitched to one side of the shoulder'portion of the garment by an ornamental stitch ma-- chine, and then the opposite edge is subsequently stitched to the other shoulder portion of the garment and in this manner.

the shoulder seams are finished. With the present improvement, however, the-strip of cloth is cut in long continuous lengths and when properly rolled is suitably mounted on top of the sewing machine and guided to the stitching mechanism,- shown herein as a automatically and both seams stitched simultaneously, the throat plate being provided with suitable edges of the shoulder portions of-the garment so that the operation is much simpler and quicker to perform and the finished work is uniform.

. raising and lowering .useful in machines of the The invention is also useful in the manufacture of that class of undergarments made from woven fabric, such as B. V. D.s for instance, some of which are provided with a strip .of knit goods down each leg of the garment and sometimes around the waist thereof to give elasticity to a portion of the garment, as for instance, the back of the body portion and the knee of the leg portion. At present these operations are done in the same manner described in connection with the shoulder seam and, therefore, it will be apparent that a substantial the use of my improvement in the manufacture of such garments and that articles are more salable.

Among the objects of the-invention is also the provision of an improved form of looper mechanism and an improved form of thread carrying finger mechanism. and means for the latter simultaneouslywith the presser foot by means of which the foregoing work may be performed.

A further object of the invention is the provision of an improved thread carrying or cross stitch finger mechanism, particularly character described, but which may be also advantageously used in other kinds of sewing machines if desired.

1 A still further object of the invention is he anism,

the finished also particularly useful in connection with the present improved machine,

but which likewise may be advantageously used with other forms of sewing machines.

In the drawings accompanying and forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectionalview of the machine, showing the working parts and particularly the looper mechanism and the top cross stitch andneedle operating mechanisms Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view of the, shoulder seam; Fig. 3 is a top view of the shoulder portion of a garment, looking directly at it from the arm-hole side; Fig. 4 is a detail'view of the presser foot; Fig. 5 is a top view of the throat plate; Fig. 6 is an end view of the throat plate; Fig. 7 is an 3 end view of the machine showing portions is deemed unnecessary herein.

. erating the pitman I thread carrying finger of the cross stitch mechanism in section;

"Fig. 8 is a detail of the thread pull-off demechanism with. the end cover thereof In section, and Fig. 12 is an enlarged View illustrating one of the rows of stitches, one of the finger thread stitches being shown slightly wider or of rope form so as to differentiate it from its companion finger thread stitch.

Similar character corresponding parts in the drawings.

As the invention is useful in connection with any cylinder machine, and particularly that shown in my application filed December 2, 1915, Serial No. 64,630, now Patent No. 1,221,254, dated April 3, 1917, a detailed description of the main part of the machine of reference indicate the several figures of The machine base 1 has its cylindrical bed or horn 2 thereof carrying a looper shaft. 3 and a feeding mechanism actuated by the connections 5, while the feed is operated by the connections 6, all driven by the top rotary shaft 7. The top part of the machine frame comprises a vertical trunk 8 and an overhanging arm 9 provided with bearings 10, 11 and 12. The bearing '10 carries a bushing 13, and a belt or hand wheel 14 is secured to the top shaftadj acent to this bushing 13, while a tubular incasement 15 supports the forward end of this top shaft 7. The machine head 16, carrying the needle driving mechanism may be a separate part from the overhanging arm 9 and clamped on to the incasement 15 in any suitable manner. as at 17, so that various stitching devices can be readily applied by substituting one head for another with the proper mechanism carried thereby. In the present instance the head 16 carries'a gear 18 and a crank disk 19 driven by the top shaft 7. This disk has a crank pin 20 op- 21 connected as at 22 to a cross bar 23 secured to the needle bars 24. The needle bars 24 carry needle chucks 25 and needles 26 spaced to suit the character of work. Each needle bar operates in a sleeve 27, see Fig. 7, provided with a gear This sleeve 27 in turn operates in a similar sleeve 29 also carrying a gear 30. A collar 31 is clamped to the bottom of the outer sleeve 29, and has secured thereto a 32. The inner sleeve 27 also has a collar 33 carrying a thread carrying finger 34. The gears 28 of the two sleeves 27 co-act with a segmental gear 35 while the gears of the two sleeves 29 coact with a segmental gear 36. The gear 36 is in the rear of the gears 30 while-the gear is in the front of the gears 28 so as-to give 4. The looper'is nism, as at 45.

reverse motion to the thread carrying fintal gears 35 and 36 are carried by a swin ing arm 37 pivotally hung, as at 38, in the top of the machine head 16 for oscillating motion, and this arm is so shaped as to clear the other moving parts and is provided with a slot 39 in which moves a slide block 40. This block 40 is operated by a crank pin 41 carried by a large gear 42 in mesh with a smaller gear 18, forming a two to one reduction to cause the thread carrying fingers to cross the threads underneath the needles at every other stitch. In order that the thread carrying fingers may operate close to the work it is necessary to have them controlled automatically to and from the work with respect to the thickness thereof. To accomplish this the segmental gear 35 is provided with a rabbeted portion 43, overhanging the gears 28 to keep them tion, and to lift the fingers I have provided a lift-er 44 to co-act with the collars 31 and a post 44 carried by the presser foot mecha- This post has a roller 46 co-acting with the bottom portion of the segmental gear 36 to lift it.

The presser foot mechanism consists of a presser foot shank 47 having presser feet 48 hinged thereto by pins 49, see Fig. 4, and provided with guiding lips 50 to guide the shoulder strip 51 of knit cloth. These presser feet have openings 52 and tongues 53 over which the stitches are formed. It will of course be obvious that if for certain classes of work it should be desired in practice to make the presser foot in one piece instead of two, that is to say as a single bottom instead of independent bottoms as shown, such mere mechanical change does not in any way affect the invention. These presser feet are carried by the presser bar 54secured to the presser lifter bracket 55.

A guide fin 56 is also carried by the bracket and operates in a slot of the head 16 to steady the movement thereof. This bracket is curved as at 58 to fit underneath the arm 9 so as to occupy as little space as possible, be ri id in construction and not interfere with the work, and it is pivotally secured as at 59 to the trunk of the machine at each side thereof and has an extending arm 60 which may be operated by a chain 61 conin working relathese thread guides 68 are mounted on posts 69 for vertical adjustment toproperly control the finger threads.

From the foregoing it will be seen that tWo independent needle carriers are provided as well as two independent cross stitch devices cooperating therewith, a single driving mechanism for the needles and a single driving mechanism for the cross stitch fingers, and that the action or movement of the thread carrying fingers is confined close to and around the needles so as not to interfere with the handling of the work or the fingers of the operator in the manipulation ereof. In other words the present improved machine is provided with two sets or pairs of spaced or separated needles and not only does a looper cooperate with each of thread carrying fingers cooperating with of needles, and each thread around the axis of the needle holders. 7

Attached to the cylindrical bed 2 is an end bracket 70 secured to the cylinder by screws 71. his bracket is tapered toward the rear to enable the Work to be removed quickly and is also in the form of an attachment so that different gages of loopers may be used to suit the-needle spacings. e looper driving meshing with segcarried on short looper shafts and 81 each having a looper socket hub 76, see Fig. 9, to carry a looper or 83 and these hubs are cut out as at movement. The short looper shafts are slidingly supported in the bracket 70 in lelism with the looper driving shaft 3. Each gear 74 and is provided with guide plates 84 to fit close .to the the regular four-motion movement is transthe loopers so that they operate on the back of the needles in taking the needle loops andon the. front of the attached directly to the haft 3. n t e present improvement the oopers, although driven by the same driving means, are separately mounted, that is to lave if it were has a movement which, as h para-lti l.

carried by the same say, both loopers are not One of the advantages of this conshaft.

struction is that the loopers can be so sup- Fig. 10; I

The organization shown for operating the loopers is merely one way by which the doule looper movement may be accomplished from the main looper shaft so that the loopers may bespaced one from the other, andI do not desire to be limited to the construe tion shown.

the work done by the machine 18 illustrated. The shoulder strip is 51 while the bottom portion of the garment is 93, 94'is the arm hole, 95 the seams joining the shoulder strip to garment and 96 represents the top cross stitches and 97 represents the bottom stitches.

In Fig. 12 is shown one of the rows of stitches in which'96 illustrates one of the finger threads while 96 illustrates the other of the finger threads while the needle stitches are indicated by 97' and 97 and it will be observed that each of the stitches is opportunity for the raveling zwoided as would be th each alternative finger thread down by a needle thread.

I claim as my invention:

In a sewing machine of the class described, the combination of aiwork horn, means for maintaining the 0pposed edges of the work supported on said horn spaced apart, strip of material to v edges simultaneously stitched tothe spaced e case if only were stitched feeding mechanism, a pair of stitching mech anisms spaced apart a greater distance than standing space thereof I carrying fingers comprising .ing horn,

ing horn, a pair of the spacededges of the work and comprising needles, a'pair of loopers cooperating with the needles, and shiftable thread carrying fingers also cooperatingxwith the needles.

2, In a sewing mac ine of the class described, the combination of awork supporting horn, posed edges of thework supported on said horn spaced for supplying a continuous strip of material to the work to have the edges thereof simultaneously stitched to the spaced edges of the work supported on said horn, feeding mechanism, a pair of stitching mechanisms each comprising a pair of needles, said pair of stitching mechanisms being spaced apart a greater distance than the spaced edges of the work and a greater distance than the needles of each air are spaced, apair of loopers cooperatin with the needles one with each pair thereo and shiftable thread carrying fingers also cooperating with the ne les.

3. In a sewing machine of the class described, the combination of a work-supporting horn, a pair of stitching mechanisms needles, a pair of loopers cooperating wi h the needles, means for supplying a strip of material in length of said horn to the stitching mechanisms for connection simultaneously wit the opposed edges of a garment supported on said horn, and a for guiding the work to strip is to be, stitched. 4:.In a sewing machine of the nlass described, the combination of a work;suppora pair of stitching mechanisms comprising needles, a pair of loopers cooperating with the needles, oscillatory thread cooperating with the neeand means for supplying a strip of material to the stitching mechanisms for connection simultaneously with the opposed edges of a garment supported on said horn. 5. In a sewing machine of the class described, the combination of a work-supportstitching mechanisms needles, a pair of loopers'cotipthe needles, oscillatory thread cooperating with the neeand means for supplying acontinuof'material in the direction of the length of said horn to the stitching mechanisms for connection simultaneously with the opposed edges of a garment supported on said horn.

comprising crating with dles, ous strip v machine of the class described, the combination of a work-supporting horn, a pair of comprising two sets of needles, a pair of loopers one cooperating with each set of needles, a pair of oscillatory thread carrying fingers cooperating with each set of -n les, and means for, supplyingv a strip of material means for maintaining the op- 1 the direction of the needles, means ing fingers cooperating with stitching mechanisms set of segm segmental teeth cooperating stitching mechanisms for connection simultaneously with the opposed edges of a garment supp rted on said horn.

7. In a sewing machine of the class described, the combination of a work-supportof stitching mechanisms a pair of loopers one cooperating with each set of needles, a pair of oscillatory thread carrying fingers cooperating with each set of needles, and means for supplying a continuous strip of material supported above the stitching mechanisms for to the the needles to connection simultaneously with the oppose edges of a garment supported on said horn. 8. In a sewing machine of the class described, the combination of a work-supporting horn, a pair of stitching mechanisms comprising two sets of needles, a pair of loopers one cooperating with each set of needles, a pair of oscillatory thread carrying fingers cooperating with each set of needles, means for-supplying a continuous strip of material to the stitching mechanisms for connection simultaneously with the opposed edges of a garment supported on said horn, and means for imparting a four-motion movement to each looper.

9. In a sewing machine of the class described, the combination of a work-supporting born, a pair of stitchin mechanisms comprising two sets of need es, a pair 0 loopers one cooperating with each set 0 needles, a pair of oscillatory thread carrying fingers cooperating with eac set of for supplying strip of material to the stitching mechanisms for connection simultaneously with. the opposed edges of a garment supported on said horn, means for imparting movement to each looper and consisting of a looper driving shaft, a double setof segmental gear teeth carried thereby, and a pair of looper shafts in parallelism with said looper driving shaft and-havi segmental teeth cooperating with the ooper drivin' teeth. a

10. n a sewing machine of the class described, the combination of a work-supporting horn, a pair of stitching mechanisms comprising .two sets of needles, a pair of loopers one cooperating with each set of needles, a pair of oscillatory thread carryeach set of needles, means for supplying a continuous strip of material to the stitching mechanisms for connection simultaneously with the opposed edges of a garment supported on said horn, means for imparting a foura continuous motion movement to each looper and con- I driving shaft, a double thereby, a air of sliding looper shafts in parallelism. with saidlooper driving shaft and having with the looper sisting of a looper ental gear teeth carried ing segmental carrying finger extending lengthwise of the needle, a gear for oscillating .said 'finger,

ncense driving shaft, means connecting the looper shafts with the looper driving shaft for reciprocation with the latter, and means for I and oscillating the looper,

reciprocatin drivin shai t. i

11. n a sewing machine of the class described, the comblnation of a work-supporting horn, a pa r of stitching mechanisms comprising two sets .of needles, a pair of one. cooperating with each set of needles, a pair of oscillatory thread carry-f ing fingers cooperating with each set of means for supplying a continuous. material tofthe stitching mecha nisms for connection simultaneously with the opposed edges of a garment supported means for imparting a four loopers needles, strip of on said horn,

' motion movement to each looper .and con? sisting of a looper driving shaft, a double set of segmental gear teeth carried thereby,

of sliding looper shafts'in'parallela pair ears for oscillating said thread carrying ngers,

of said gears and pivotally supported for a segmental gear in mesh with each oscillatory movement and for rising and falling movement, and means for raising and lowering the fingers and their operating means. 4" 1 16. In a sewing machineof the class de'- scribed, the combination of a pair of stitching mechanisms including a needle and a pair of thread carrying fingers, a pair of gears for oscillating said thread carrying fingers, at segmental gear in mesh with each of said gears and pivotally supported for 1 oscillatory movement T and for rising and falling movement, a presser foot, and means connected therewith for raising; and lowering the fingers and their operating means.

ism with' said looper driving shaft and hav-;I

looper prising members overlapping the; meshing gears.

12. In a' sewin mat... orth'e' classde-f, scribed, the com ination of'needle -mecha-' nism comprising a needle and a thread and a segmental gear in mesh with said gearand pivotally supported for oscillatory for rising and falling movemovement and ment.

nism. comprising a needle and 'athread.

. carrying finger extending lengthwise of the needle,a gear for oscillating said finger, a

segmental gear in mesh with said gear and piv'otally suppported for oscillatory move:

ment and for rising and falling movement,

and means for raising and lowering the finger and its operating means.

14. In a sewin machine of the class described, the combination of needle mechanism comprising aneedle land; a thread.

carrying finger extending lengthwise of the needle, a gear-for oscillating said finger, a segmental gearin mesh with said gear and pivotally supported for oscillatory movement and for rising and falling movement, a presser foot, and means connected therewithfor raising and loweringthe thread Iiism.

15. In a sewing machine of the class described, the combination of a pair of stitching mechanisms includin pair of thread carrying gers, a air of teeth cooperating with the looper driving shaft, means conru'ectingv the shafts with thelooper driving shaft for reciprocation with the latter, and means for reciprocating and oscillating'the looper driving shaft, said connecting meansconr,

13. In a sewing machine of the class (isscribed, the combination of needle mechaa needle and a carrying fingerand its operating mechaneedles,

ing horn, I comprising two'sets of needles, a pair of l7. In a sewmgmachine of the class described, the combination of a work-supporting horn, a pair of stitching mechanisms comprising two sets of needles, apair of loopers one cooperating with each set of 'a pair of oscillatory thread carrying fingers coeperating with each set of needles, a pair of gears for oscillating each pair of fingers,

each of said gears and pivotally supported 'for oscillatory movement.

18. In 'a sewing machine of the class described, the combination of awork supportfing horn, a pair of stitching mechanisms comprising two sets of needles,-'a pair of loopers one coiiperating with each set of needles, apair of oscillatory thread carrying fingers'cooperating with each set of needles, a pair of gears for oscillating each pair of fingers,"a segmental gear in mesh with each of said and lowering the fingers and their operating means.

19. In a sewingmachine of the class described, the combination of a work-supporting horn, a pair of stitching mechanisms comprising two sets of needles, a pair of loopers one. coeperating with each set of needles, a pair of oscillatory thread carrying fingers cooperating with each set of needles, a pair of gears for oscillating each pair of iingers, a segmental gear in mesh with each of said gears and pivotally supported for oscillatory movement, a presser foot, and

means'connected therewith for raising and lowering the fingers and their operating means.

and a segmental gear in mesh with Mid gears and 'pivotally supported for oscillatory movement and for rising and falling movement, and means for raising 20. In a sewing-machine of the class described, the combination of a work-supporta pair of stitching mechanisms loops one .coiiperating with each set of needles, apair of oscillatory thread carrying fingers cooperating with each set of needles. a pair-of gears for oscillating each pair of nous strip of material tothe i the-opposed edges ofsaid gears and pivotally supported for oscillatory movement: and for rising and falling movement, means for raising and lowering the fingers and their operating means, and means for supplying a contin' stitching mechanisms for; connection simultaneously with ofagarment supported onsaid hornw 21-; 'In' a sewing machine the class dev scribed, the combination1..of a work-supportcrating means,

" carrying till pair ing horn, a pair-(of! stitching mechanisms comprising: two" sets loopers one codperatmg with. each set of 3 of needles, a pair of needles, :1, pair of oscillatory thread carrying jfi'ngers' cooperating" with each set of needles, a pair of gears for oscillating each" pair of fingers, a segmental gear in mesh with each of said gears and, pivotallysupported for oscillatory IIIOVBmGIIQtL -PIBSSQI foot, means connected .there'withsfor raising and lowering the fingers and their. cp-

with the'opposed': edgesjofa garment supported o'n-said horns I 22. A looper mechanismfor a sewing'm-achine, comprising a reciprocating and oscillating looper driving shaft, a pair of loopershafts located one at each side thereof and in parallelism therewith, and means connecting with the looper shafts whereby the motion im arted t0 the looper be ikewise'imparted to the'loop'er shafts. 23. A looper mechanism fora sewingmachine, comprising a looper driving shaft, a v shafts located in parallelism therewith, and means connecting the looper driving shaft with the looper' pair of looper-carrying shafts whereby the motion imparted to the looper drivlng shaft will be likewise imparted to the looper shafts, said connecting means including two sets of segmental-gears carried by the looper driving shaft and the looper shafts.

d4. A looper mechanism for a sewing machine, comprising a looper driving shaft, a pair of sliding looper-carrying rated in. parallelism therewith, and means connecting the looper driving shaft with the looper shafts whereby the motion im )anted to the looper driving shaft will be li ewise imparted tothe looper shafts.

25. A looper mechanism for a sewingmachine, comprising a looper driving shaft, a tedof sliding-looper carrying shafts loca looper shafts to the looper imparted to the looper shafts, said connecting means including two sets of segmental whereby the motion imparted fingers, segmental gear with each and means for supplying acontinuousstrip of material to the stitching.- mechanisms. for connectionsimultaneously} the looper drivingshaft driving. shaft will lengthwise of the needle,

shafts 10-" in parallelism therewith, means connectlng the looper driving shaft with thedriving shaft will be likewise mamas gears carried by the looper driving shaft and'the looper shafts, means for holding said gears in engagement whereby during the rocking of the looper driving shaft said shafts will also be reciprocated with said driving shaft, and means for rocking and reciprocating said looper driving shaft.

26. A looper mechanism for a sewing machine, comprising a looper driving shaft, a

pair of sliding looper-carrying shafts located in arallelism therewith, means connecting looper shafts whereby the motion imparted to the looper I imparted to the looper hafts, said connecting means including two sets -of segmental gears carried by the looper driving shaft and the looper shafts, means comprising guide plates located at the sides of said gears for holding the gears in engagement whereby during the rocking of the looper driving shaft said looper shafts will also he reciprodriving shaft will be likewise t e looper driving shaft with the v cated with said drivingshaft, and means for rocking andireciprocatmg said looper driving shaft.

27. Stitching mechanism chine, comprising a needle,

orted thread carrying finger extending engthwise of the needle, a gear for oscillating said thread carrying actuating said gear, and means for raising for a sewing ma.-

a slidingly supfinger, means for and lowering saidthread carrying finger and its gear.- I

28. Stitching mechanism for a sewing machine, comprising a needle, ported thread carrying a gear for oscillating said thread carrying finger, means for actuating said gear, a presser means connected therewith for raising and lowering said thread carrying finger and its gear.

29. Stitching mechanism for a sewing machine, comprising needle mechanism including a needle bar, a pair of sliding sleeves finger secured to each sleeve, a' gear ing a needle bar, a pair of sliding sleeves mounted on said needle bar, a thread carrying finger secured to each sleeve, a gear car- Qried by each of said liding sleeves, a pair a slidingly supfinger, extending mounted on said needle bar, a thread can.

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foot, and

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said sliding sleeves, a pair iii fingers and thereby, the segmental 7 1,5589 7 of segmental thereWithQa single driving mechmeansfoiv sunporting sa d :anisni"ffor the independent needle carrier,

ngle idriv ng mechanism: for the cross- I read" carrying fingers, looper mechanism v. i

connected with the dri ving shaft for oscilmprisinga driving shaftandxa pair of 7c atinlg said sgmentalige dsegdeeper-carryingshafts located in ,p:trallelmental gears; carrying means adapte to he ism V ereymhmeans connecting said shafts engaged byqone of the thread.carrying lfinger a, ythelooper-carrying shafts will be gears,- and means for-raising the. thread can goscillated andrreciprocatedwiththe looper trying fingersqandj therehyi theseg'inental drivingfshaft,"andineans'for oscillating and gears and comprising a presser 'fioot "'reciprocating'saiddooper driving shaft.

' i 31. Ina sewing 'machine the com 4 i n a sewing machine, the combination of a'base having a Work-supportm 'jj' of twoindependent*needlecarriers, needles provided with a detachableend loop 1': fcarri'ed thereby, two-{independent cross ing'inec nism carried byv saidj'lhorn and (thr ad? b t fryii g 'fingeisjcofiperating with so comprisim a" lo'oper driyfin shaft d ja needles er each 'o'f the carriers and expalr of loopei supportingshaftslocat 1 1 in l]te'ai' ding lengthwise of the needles, a single parallelismwvith said; lqqper d rij jng, sh'gi ft l djl lvlng IneCl ia IHSm 01 the independent neeand means connecting'saidshaifts. E Idlecairiers, single driving mechanism for 32. "In a sewingfmachineg the combination f tlj1 ecr s tliread carrying fingers, and means of a-base having a Work-supporting horn j f or supplylng a continuous stripof mateprovided "With-8; detachable end,- looper driv- Q 31 9? r l f Same to'be Stitched Simu1- ing 'mechanismcarried by r taneoiis y along both edgesthereof: to, the

comprisin a'looperdrivings C(Wblkj I l i of ooper supporting shafts l V 38 E1 1 asewinq machine,thecombination lelism withsaidlooperdrivmg h ft means of twofindependent needle cairiers, two inconnectingsaid shafts;@said base havingan dependentcross-thread carrying fingers cooverhanging arm, aidetachahleheadffoif said cperat ngjtherevvith, aislngle drivin mecharm and stitching mechanism; t needles, a single said detachable headyWherebygn hea may lflvlil'g inechanismfor he cross-thread as be substituted for andthen: 5:3. f} 9arryi'ngfingers, loopermechanism comprisna sewing machi'nethe combinationI {11g a 'dri'ving shaft an a, pair of 'looperof two independentaneedle carriers,.needles lcarrylngshaftsflocated 1n parallelism therecarried thereby, two independent ""witliimeans connecting said shaft whereby a thread carryingfingers.lcooperating n the looper carrying shaftsfwill be oscillated we the needles of cach of-dthe carrier s and ex-fi and rec procated with i'the looper driving 7 tending h i rof h dl k i gl "shaftdmeans for oscillating andreciprocatdrivingmechanisnrtfor-theindependent nee-l Q lng sa ldlooperidiiving shaft, and means for le carriers, and-asingle drivingmechanismif mply ng a continuous strip .of material to for the cross thread-carryin -fin r y j j perm t; the. same to 'bestitched simultaice In a sewing machine tge combination.i fn'eoiisly'along'hotli-edges'thereof to the Work. of two independent needle carriers, needles I Ina serving niac'hineof'the class dc carried thereby, 'ztwo" independent cross scrihedflthe combination of needle mechathread carryingfingersicooperating ithe ism comprising; needle and a. thread needles of each'of the carriers and-fezrtend- .acarryingifinger extending lengthwise of the 1w ing lengthwise of the needles,ta singlefdriv- I needle ia'ndifspp orted for rising and falling ing mechanism forthe independent needle; movement, jmeans supported for risin and carriers, :1 single driving mechanism for the falling" ovementffor oscillating said nger, cross thread cariving fingers. and means 'prje erfo'ot; means connecting the thread for raising" and low carrying finger escillating means with the M6 carryi fi g r r 1, pressenjoot, and means connecting the 35.- n a-seWingmachine ,-the combination 1 thread carrvingfinger'with the 'presser foot of two independentneedle carriers needles" wherebv such thread cazryingfinger and its carried thereby, two.-f;-intljependeirit fcfrossoscillating means will rise and fall with the thread carrying fingerscoiiperating with the {presser' footl f i l 11% needles of each'of thecarriersand ezrtendj 140,111 axsewing machine "of the class deing lengthwise of the'- -needles a -singlejdriv{- scribed fthe 'conibination of needle mechaing mechanism for-the.independent'needla nism comprising anedle bar adapted to carriers, a-smgledriving mechanism for the ICarrya; needle,' 'a thread carrying finger slid- O S d c rrying fingers, and means for" ably supported on said needle bar, means we raising and loweringktheicross thread carrylsjiippoi tedi'foriising and falling movement ing fingers and including,alpresserg foot'bar. for oscillating said thread carrying fin er In a sewing machine, the combinaticnfand means for ra sing and lovverin the i of two-independentneedle carriersstwo in; jthreadi carrying" finger ancl'its oscillating i iao dependent cross-thread carrying fingers comeans simultaneously.

v a sewing machine of scribed, the combination mechanism'including a needle bar adapte to carry a needle, fingers extending len and slidingly other and to the needle bar, ed for rising and falling movement tor-oscillating said thread carrying ers, an means for raising and lowering t e thread carrying fingers and simultaneously.

scribed,

mechanism including a needle bar 'adap'te to carry a needle, a pair of: thread carrying fingers extending and slidingly supported relatively to eac other and to the needle bar,

ed for rising and fallingmovement for oscillating said thread carrying fingers, an

means for raising and lowerin the thread carry simultaneously and comprism a presser foot'and means connected with the presser foot and with the oscillating means an I stitch fingers; I 43. In a sewing machine having asingle head, the combinationof stitching mechanism comprising two sets of needles carried by said single head, a pair'of loo ers, one

cooperating wi'th each -set of, need four continuously operating ing fingers,

each setof needles.

two sets of needles a pair of loo h set of nee carrie hereof cooperating with each fingers extending lengthwise of the needl 45. Ina sewing machine of needles car nism comprising two sets ried bysaidsingle one cooperating with four continuously 13 a ing fingers, a pair? of needles,

thereof c doperatin'g with finger having a a pair of thread carrying hwise of the need e supportedrelatively to "each means supporttheir oscillating means machine of the class dea stitching:

lengthwise of the nee le means support ing fingers and their oscil ating means 3 les, and thread carrya pair-thereof cooperating with 4A. In 'a'sew ng machine having a single head, the combination of chain stitch mechaers, one 0 les, and 'tour continuously operating thread carrying".

each of said thread carrying es. having a sing e head, the combination of stitching mecha d head the combinationof feeding me a pair to and substan head a greater on the top of the work meat close to and substantially around each .pair of needles whereby the fingers of eac pair pass'each otherduring movement around their. cooperating pair 0 g 47. In a sewing machine scribed, "the combination of a work-supporting horn, feed mechanism, ing mechanisms comprising needles, --of"'separately mounted loopers with the needles, means for supplying a strip of material-to the stitching mechanism for connection simultaneously with the space 0 osed edges of a armentsupported on said horn, and hiftable thread carrying fingers cooperating-with the nee les, the organization of the loopers and ing fingers being such that two spaced of ornamental stitches are formed on the bottom ofthe work.-

top and 48. In a scribed, the combination of a work-supporti'ng horn, feed mechanism, a pair of stitching mechanismsjcomprising needles, a pair of separately'mounted loopers cooperating with the needles, "means for supplying a continuous strip 0 material mechanisms for "connection simultaneously with thespaced opposed edges of a garment supportedon said horn, and shiftable thread carrying fingers oo'ciperatin with the nee-' dles, theorganization of the loopers an thread carrying fing spaced rows of ornamental formed on the top and bottom of the work. 49.4 In a sewing-machine h; ving a single head, the .combinationof feeding mechanism, a pair of stitching prising needles carried by said head, a pair of loopers separately mounted for movement relatively to each other and cooperating with *the needles, and shiftable fingers also the organization being such y formed ornamental rowsof covering the top and thread carry-I rows sewing machine of the class deers being such that twostitches are d on r 7c of the classde- I a pair of stitchto ,the stitching mechanisms com:

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thread'carrying j cooperating with the needles, thattw'o struc- 50. In a sewing machine having a single h hanism, of chain stitehmechamsms comprising needles: carried I of loopers cooperating with shiftable "operating with the needles and movable in a. circular path substantially around the needles, the organization b 'such that two structurally rows being spaced apart, eac

de up of concatenated threads in which each pair of'adjacent strands is overneedle thread lapped or stitched down byv a 51 In a sewing machine having a single head, the combination of feeding mechaare simultaneously byflsaid head, a pair the-needles, and thread carrying fingers also. co-- and means cooperating therewith for simul nism, a pair of stitching mechanisms each comprising needles carried by said head,

taneously forming two thread-disconnected, structurally formed ornamental rows of stitches, each row made up of concatenated threads in which .each pair of adjacent strands is overlapped or stitched down byia pair of needle threads on .top of the work, so

that there will be two cross threads lying between each pair of needle punctures.

52. In a sewing machine having a single head, the combination of .feeding mechanism, a pair of chain stitch mechanisms, each comprising needles carried by said head, and means cooperating therewith for simultaneously forming two thread-disconnected, structurally formed ornamental rows. of

chain stitches Spaced apart,-each row made up of concatenated threads in which each pair of adjacent strands is overlapped or stitched down by a pair ofne'edle threads on top of the work, so that therewill be two cross threads lying between each pair of needle punctures.

53. In a sewing machine having a single head, the combination of feeding mechanism, a pair of stitching mechanisms each comprising needles carried by said head,

, ering stitches, each row made up of con- .head,- the and means cooperating therewith for simultaneously forming two thread-disconnected structurally formed ornamental rows ofcoveatenated threads in which each pair of adjacent strands is overlapped or stitched down by a pair of needle threads on top of the work, so thattherewill betwo cross threads 'lyingbetween each pair of needle punctures.

54.In a sewing machine having a single combination of feedingmecha- I nism, a pair of chain stitchmechanisms each comprising needles carried by said head,

and means cooperating therewith for simnltaneously forming two thread-disconnected structurally formed ornamental rows of chain covering stitches spaced apart, each row made up of concatenated threads in which each pair of adjacent strands is overlapped or stitched down by a pair of needle threads on top of the work, so that there will be two cross threads lying between each pair of needle punctures.

55. In a sewing machine having a single head, the combination of feeding mechanism, a pair of stitching mechanisms each comprising needles carried by said head, and means cooperating therewith for simultaneously forming two thread-disconnected structurally formed ornamental rows of stitches on top of the work, each row made up of concatenated threads in which each pair of adjacent strands is overlapped or stitched down by a pair of needle threads on top of the work, so that there will be two cross threads lying between each pair of needle punctures.

56. I head, the combination of feeding mechanism, a pair of stitching mechanisms each comprising needles carried by said head, and means cooperating therewith for simultaneously forming two thre'ad-disconnected structurally formed ornamental rows of stitches on the bottom of the work, each rowmade up of concatenated threads in which each pail-of adjacent strands is overapped or stitched down by a pair of needle threads on top of the work, so that there will 'be two cross threads lying between each pair of needle punctures. I

In a sewing machine having a single head, the combination of feeding mechanism', needle mechanism including a plurality of sets of needles carried by said head each set comprisinga plurality ofneedles, looper mechanism cooperating with the me dle mechanism, and thread carrying mechanism also cooperating with the needles, the organization being such that two threadn asewing machine having a single disconnectedstructurally formed ornamental rows of covering stitches-are simultathreads in which each pair of adjacent strands is overla ped or stitched down by ,a pair of needle tli reads on top of the work, so that there will "between each pair of needle punctures.

3 58.1Ina sewing machine having a single head, the combination of chain stitch mechanism comprising two sets of needles carried 2 by said head, looper mechanismcooperating with the needles, and four continuousl crating thread carrying fingers, a pair t of cooperating with each set of needles.

59. "In "a sewing machine, the combination of stitching mechanism comprisingtwo sets of needles, a pair of separately mounted loopers, one cooperating ,with'each set of needles, and four continuously operating thread-carrying fingers, a pair thereof cooperating with each set of needles.

60. In asewing machine, the combination of stitching mechanism comprising two sets of spaced set of needles, a pair of separately mounted loopers one cooperating with each set of needles, the vertical axis of the needle bar of each set of needles substantially intersecting be two cross threads lying needles, a needle bar carrying each,

comprising two eets stantially intersecting the pivotal axis of its cooperating looper, cooperatapart.

veach set of n l set of needles, the vertical axis of the needle bar of each set of needles substantially intersecting the pivotal axis of ts cooperating looper, and means cooperatingtherewit and comprising thread carrying fingers for forming simultaneously ornamental rows of covering stitches spaced 62. In a sewing machine, the combination of stitching mechanism 7 comprising (zed-needles, a needle bar two sets of. spa carrying each aratel-y mounted loopers, with each set of needles, of the needle bar the vertical" ax s of each setof needles suband means in therew th and comprising sip-pair "of thread carrying fingers cooperating with coveriiigfsti 'ehes spaced apart'..

i ,63. In asewing mach1ne,'th ofa work l supporting horn, stitching mechanism including looper spacedapart loopers separately mounted foa -movement relatively to each other and located in the free end of said horn, "and v A means for driving said loopers. J

. I 64.v In a sewing machine, the combination p of a work su porting horn, stitching mechanism; inclu ing looper mechanism, said necting the shafts, "1- both' of the shafts looper mechanism comprising a arately mounted spaced-apart pair of sep between said loopers stitchingmech anism including loopejr mechanism, 1 said looper .mechamsm. comprisinga pair 7 of;

spaced-apart loopers separately mounted for movement relatively to each other and lo land and State of New York, this 28th day 10f February, 1916.

cated in the .free end of'said horn, means for dr ving said loopers, said stitching mechanism also comprising two spaced sets I of needles spaced farther apart than the two disconnected set of needles, a pair] o'f'sep one cooperating :p

.ing the loopers, necting saidlooper shafts together whereby or forming simultane- "-bothare operatcdsimultaneously. two 'sconnected ornamental: rowsof i 1 {of "needle" mechanism and looper mecha: e" combination mechanism, said looper mechan1sm-c0mpris1ng a pair ofjthe shafts, and means loopersa the latter comprising a ...porting said loopers,

loopers 10*. free end of "said horn, and means for driving, -said loopers, and. some? prising a driving- 'sh'aft located'jcentrally lithe latter comprising a -1 In a sewing mach ne, "of needlemechanism and I the loopers, connecting t e sha shaft, and looper, mechanism compr sing a carrying. shafts, a

pair of sliding looper looper supported on each of said shafts, means connecting the. lo'oper shafts with the, driving shaft. for impartmg endwise movement to the loopers, oscillating the looipersr v y 67. .A- sewing machine having a driving and means for air of sliding looper carrying shafts, a

looper supported on each 7 driving shaft for impartingendwise move- "68. In a. sewing-machine the combination of said shafts, means connecting the loopeit shafts with the means COII- 'shaft,'and,'100per mechanism comprising a 1 a pair of shafts for supporting said loopers,

means for imparting endwisemovement to for oscillating the -69.-;'In a sewing machine, the combination of needle. mechanism and .looper mechanism, pair of loopers, a

air of pai'allellylocated shafts for supmeans for imparting endwise movement to and means for rocking thereby to oscillate both of the'loopers simultaneously. a I

' the combination pair .of loopers, a

air of endwise s iftable shafts "carrying Signed atNyack, in the county .of Rock- JOHN P. wins.

looper mechanism earingtloetweensaid shafts forand thereby the loop- =ers, means for shifting said shafts endwise, and means for'oscillating said loopers.

the shaft, means con 

